Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – PBYI AUXL ISIS ALGN

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Healthcare stocks advanced broadly on Wall Street so far on Wednesday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.7%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.6% higher, the Nasdaq rose 0.6% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 5.0% today.
  • Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL): AUXL stock is up 4.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 3.1% today.
  • Align Technology (ALGN): ALGN stock is up 3.3% today.
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 3.3% today.
  • Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is up 2.7% today.
  • Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is up 2.7% today.
  • Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 2.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Conmed Corp (CNMD): CNMD stock is down 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Carefusion Corp (CFN): CFN stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY): HMSY stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Abbott Laboratories (ABT): ABT stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Resmed Inc (RMD): RMD stock is down 0.2% today.

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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.


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